Actinium
By: Bryan Ore
Symbol: Acexternal image Ac.jpg
Atomic #: 89
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Atomic mass: 227 amu (Atomic Mass Units)
Origin of the element: Greek word actinos (ray)
Where is it found? It is not found anywhere, it is man made.
Discoverer: Andre Debierne

Date of discovery: 1899
Uses: Thermoelectric power, used in some power plants for heat and electricity.external image Electron_shell_089_actinium.png
# of protons: 89

# of neutrons: 130
# of electrons: 89
Physical facts:
Melting point: 1050.0 degrees Celsius
Boiling point: 3200.0 degrees Celsius

Density: 10.07 g/cm3
Interesting facts:
Color: Silvery
Crystal structure: Cubic
Highly radioacti
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